Build a suite of tests that your expression should (or should not) match.
Create new tests with the 'Add Test' button. Click a test to edit the name, type, & text.
Create new tests with the 'Add Test' button. Click a test to edit the name, type, & text.
Character classes | |
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. | any character except newline |
\w \d \s | word, digit, whitespace |
\W \D \S | not word, digit, whitespace |
[abc] | any of a, b, or c |
[^abc] | not a, b, or c |
[a-g] | character between a & g |
Anchors | |
^abc$ | start / end of the string |
\b \B | word, not-word boundary |
Escaped characters | |
\. \* \\ | escaped special characters |
\t \n \r | tab, linefeed, carriage return |
Groups & Lookaround | |
(abc) | capture group |
\1 | backreference to group #1 |
(?:abc) | non-capturing group |
(?=abc) | positive lookahead |
(?!abc) | negative lookahead |
Quantifiers & Alternation | |
a* a+ a? | 0 or more, 1 or more, 0 or 1 |
a{5} a{2,} | exactly five, two or more |
a{1,3} | between one & three |
a+? a{2,}? | match as few as possible |
ab|cd | match ab or cd |